A Walk in the Woods

Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail Bill Bryson and Stephen Katz #2

by Bill Bryson

Mass Market Paperback, 397 pages

English language

Published Dec. 25, 2006 by Anchor.

ISBN:: 978-0-307-27946-0

(10 reviews)

The Appalachian Trail stretches from Georgia to Maine and covers some of the most breathtaking terrain in America—majestic mountains, silent forests, sparking lakes. If you’re going to take a hike, it’s probably the place to go. And Bill Bryson is surely the most entertaining guide you’ll find. He introduces us to the history and ecology of the trail and to some of the other hardy (or just foolhardy) folks he meets along the way—and a couple of bears. Already a classic, A Walk in the Woods will make you long for the great outdoors (or at least a comfortable chair to sit and read in).

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KnitAFett reviewed A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson

More educational than I expected.

4 stars

Would have been 5 stars from me, but some of the stereotyping was a little ridiculous at points. I get that it was part of the humor, but I still didn't care for it.

If you are looking for an in-depth account of the happenings on the AT, this is not the book for that. Bryson does discuss frequently what happened when they were hiking and some of the in-between, but he also goes into a lot of history of the trail itself and some of the parks that they went through.